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New Documentary and Book Claim a Treasure Trove of New J.D. Salinger Works to be Released in 2015 26 Aug 2013 | 03:05 am
A new documentary and related book about J.D. Salinger released by the Weinstein Comany claims that the reclusive writer, who died in 2010, left instructions for quite a bit of his work to be publishe...
Nielson Buys R.R. Bowker's Business Intelligence and Commerce Solutions 23 Aug 2013 | 03:30 am
Global information and measurement company Nielson announced today that it is purchasing R.R. Bowker's Business Intelligence and Commerce Solutions products. The acquisition will beef up Nielson's sal...
Barbara Cartland's Complete Collection of 883 Novels to be Published 22 Aug 2013 | 04:35 am
BBC News reports that Barbara Cartland's complete collection of 883 novels are to be published as part of new distribution agreement. Cartland was an incredibly prolific romance author. The collection...
Crime Novelist Elmore Leonard Dead at 87 21 Aug 2013 | 07:44 am
Bestselling crime novelist Elmore Leonard has died at the age of 87. His death was announced on his website which had this notice: "Elmore passed away this morning at 7:15 AM at home surrounded by his...
Patricia Cornwell Leaves Penguin for Harpercollins 17 Aug 2013 | 01:23 am
Patricia Cornwell is leaving Penguin for Hapercollins. William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced it will be publish Cornwell's next two novels, starting next year. Cronwell's n...
E.L. James Tops Forbes' List of World's Top-Earning Authors 15 Aug 2013 | 12:29 am
Forbes magazine has released its annual list of the top-earning authors. E.L. James topped the list thanks to her bestselling novel, Fifty Shades of Grey. Forbes says E.L. James made $95 million betwe...
Elmore Leonard Recovering From a Stroke 8 Aug 2013 | 07:05 am
Crime novelist Elmore Leonard is recovering from a stroke in a Detroit hospital. The Detroit News spoke with Leonard's long time researcher Gregg Sutter who confirmed that Leonard had the stroke last ...
Apple Slams Proposed Price Fixing Penalties as Draconian 6 Aug 2013 | 07:39 am
Reeling from the depth and breadth of sanctions that the U.S. Department of Justice is asking federal Judge Denise Cote to impose on it after being found guilty of ebook price fixing, Apple has filed ...
Forbes Reveals Richest Fictional Characters for 2013 5 Aug 2013 | 03:48 am
Forbes has revealed the richest fictional character for 2015. The list is led by Scrooge McDuck, who has a net worth of over $65 billion from mining and treasure hunting. Scrooge was followed by Smaug...
Justice Department Asks Judge for Severe Penalties Against Apple in Ebook Price Fixing Case 4 Aug 2013 | 03:53 am
Now that Apple has lost the ebook price fixing case brought against it and major book publishers by the Department of Justice, the DOJ is asking federal judge Denise Cote to severely punish Apple for ...